Advertising condiment shaker



May 7, 1935 E. VN. SARBER 2,000,419

ADVERTI SING CONDIMENT SHAKER Filed Jan. 18, 1934 f-/A 3 /NvE/vToR Emery /V arel ATTOHNEY.

Patented May 7, 1935 PATENT OFFICE ADVERTISING CONDIMENT SHAKER Emery N. Sarber, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Application January 18, 1934, Serial No. 707,194

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My invention is designed for the dual purpose of acting as a container for salt or pepper and displaying advertising matter continuously and in such a manner that the advertising copy is fully protected from becoming soiled or unlegible.

An object of my invention has been to provide a new and novel way of displaying advertising copy in public eating places.

A further object of my invention has been to provide a neat, attractive, sanitary and efficient container and shaker for salt or pepper.

A still further object of my invention has been to provide a salt or pepper shaker having means for instant change of advertising copy without the necessity of emptying the container before effecting an advertising change.

Still another object of my invention has been to provide an attractive shaker economical to manufacture, so as to provide for practically free distribution to hotels, restaurants and other publice eating places to enable the display of advertising copy therein.

With these and other objects in view I have invented the improved shaker and container which is the subject matter of this application and which is further described in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation of an improved shaker showing a device completely assembled ready for use with salt or pepper within the inner container and an advertising label secured thereupon; a sight line is left on the inner container between the ends of the advertising label.

Figure 2 is a cross sectional elevation of the device showing all essential parts and features.

Figure 3 is a view of the advertising label in a plan showing a row of perforations that form the sight line to the contents of the inner container when the label is secured thereupon.

Figure 4 is a view of the advertising label formed into a cylinder for slipping upon the inner container.

In the drawing like numerals indicate like parts, and the numeral I indicates a glass container having a screw-threaded top 2 and a perforated cover 3 tting same.

Fitting inside the container I is a parallelsided inner container 4 having an open top 5 and a concentric ange 6 formed therearound.

The inner container 4 is adapted for being secured within the outer container I by being supported by the flange 6 on the top rim 'I of the outer container and being compressed thereupon by the perforated cover 3.

'I'he inner container is the one 'containing the ingredients with which the shaker is to be used, i. e., salt or pepper or the like, and the one on which the advertising medium is secured.

'I'he advertising medium is in the form of labels 8 of a size adapted to t around the inner container 4 and may be used in the form of cylinders 9, as shown in Figure 4, whereby they are adaptable for slipping on and off the inner container 4 to enable a quick change of advertising copy to be made, or they may be used after the manner indicated in Figure 1, whereby they are pasted or gurnmed around the parallel side Walls of the inner container and a sight line I9 left between the ends of the label for observing the amount of contents II of the inner container.

If the labels 8 are to be formed into cylinders 9, then it is preferable to have means of ascertaining the contents of the inner container 4, and to this end a series of perforations I2 is provided in the labels 8 toform a sight line I0.

By placing the advertising matter within the outer container the 'copy isV protected from becoming soiled or defaced. The device provides a constant and eiective reminder of the advertiser and his goods, and the construction of the device enables a quick chang of advertising matter to be made.

As will be. observed, the advertising matter is at no time in contact with the contents of the shaker and therefore no contamination of the same is possible.

A particular advantage is that change of advertising matter may be eiected without emptying the contents of the shaker.

Having now described my invention and the nature of same, what I claim and desire to be protected in by Letters Patent, is:

In a salt or pepper shaker adapted for displaying advertising copy comprising in combination with such advertising copy, an inner and outer container of transparent material, said inner container having an open top for receiving therein salt or pepper and a concentric iiange formed around said open top and extending to and overlying the mouth of the outer container for supporting and securing said inner container Within the outer, parallel side walls on said inner container adapted for receiving thereupon said advertising copy, said advertising copy having a series of perforations therein whereby the contents of said inner 'container may be observed the outer one by compression upon said concenwhen said advertising copy is secured around the tric flange when said cover is secured upon said body of said inner container, a perforated cover outer container, and means for securing said tting said outer container and over the concover upon said outer container.

l centric flange of said inner container whereby said cover secures said inner container Within EMERY N. SARBER.. 

